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Nigma flavescens

Status not recordedspiders

Nigma flavescens is a species in the family Dictynidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 4 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Armenia and Germany.

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Quick facts about Nigma flavescens

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.25 mm – 4 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Nigma flavescens?

NIGMA FLAVESCENS · LENGTH 4 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4 mm, the recorded maximum length of the nigma flavescens is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Nigma flavescens live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Nigma flavescens is listed for 2 countries.

ArmeniaGermany
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Armenia
  2. Germany

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Nigma flavescens endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Nigma flavescens classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyDictynidae
  6. genusNigma
  7. SpeciesNigma flavescens (Walckenaer, 1830)

Synonyms Argus flavescens, Dictyna flavescens, Dictyna orientalis, Dictyna variabilis, Drassus flavescens, Ergatis flavescens, Ergatis pallens, Heterodictyna flavescens, Nigma orientalis, Nigma pallens, Nigma variabilis, Nigma viridis, Theridion viride

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • cedivečka doubravníCzech
  • Gelbe KräuselspinneGerman
  • vöröslő hamvaspókHungarian
  • Geel kaardertjeDutch
  • Liściak purpurowyPolish
  • cedivôčka oranžováSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Nigma flavescens

Other species in the same genus Nigma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Nigma flavescens?

An adult Nigma flavescens measures 2.25 mm – 4 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Nigma flavescens live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Nigma flavescens for 2 countries: Armenia and Germany. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Nigma flavescens?

Nigma flavescens (Nigma flavescens) belongs to the family Dictynidae in the order Araneae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nigma flavescens (Nigma flavescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nigma-flavescens

MLA

“Nigma flavescens (Nigma flavescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nigma-flavescens.

BibTeX
@misc{nigma_flavescens_2026,
  title = {Nigma flavescens (Nigma flavescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nigma-flavescens},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}